Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-24
A BAD HAN FROn IDAHO.

TUuT ACoS AtOm ulS Aop. ana $SVVV
from His Pockets.
Ban Francisco Chronicle. 2oth.J
In the Superior Court, yesterday, q
suit was brought by John Farley
against A. E. Davis to recover the
sum of $500. Both men are we'll
known in this city, Farley being .
saloon.kesper on Sutter street, aud
Davis the President Of the South Pa.
si6o Coast Railroad.
The action i brought to recover q
sum Of money which Davis 10 alleged
to have lost At cards, and brings into
life . very interesting story, illustrat.
ing wildly how some sharp. witsed
fellows make . good living in this
city At the expense Of moneyed men
who have . peuchant for gambling.
Several nights ago the portly Pres.
idsnt of the South Pacific road "paint-
ed the town" deep carmine for one
of his years. In his pursuit Of pleas
ure he met three gentlemen engaged
in the theatrical business, and finally
accompanied one of them to the Re.
osption Saloon on Suffer street. After
enjoying . Welsh rarebit, 4 game of
dice was begun, ana this resolved
itself into poker Later on. The game
was kept up until 8 o'clock in the
morning, by which hour Davis found
himself minus all available cash and
in debt to the proprietor aud banker,
Farley, in the sum of $500.
This sum still remains unpaid, Davis
alleging that he was steersd into the
game by bosom friend, and that he
was, in the vernacular Of the gam.
blers' guild, "done up" He has Of.
fered to compromise by the payment
OF $50, which has been spurned, and
hence the suit.
Those cognixsnt Of the facts allege
that this was not the FIRST time that
Mr.. Davis has been the victim of
sharpers, and one of his friends, John
Fsler Of Idaho, determined to get
him satisfaction. To this end he
brought down from the Wood River
country mining superintendent
named Condor, who is no child at
cards, and who can, in q game Of
poker, protect himself quite ably.
Condor was taken to the Maison
Richie on Dupont street and wined.
Then he was engaged in . game of
poker. He soon succeeded in break.
ing the amateurs who started in with
him. Then word was sent for one
Crawford, better known as "Doc''
era wford, who was to victimize him.
Crawford is character. He halls
from New York and is q professional
gambler. He lived in San Francisco
IL years ago, and then broke nearly
every one who gambled in "a gentle
mans game" Then he disa ppeared,
but returned about ten months ago,
since which time he has been prom
inent figure on Kearny street. He is
prepossessing in appearance, fault
lessly sttired, and suave to q degree.
He has operated the principal hotels,
and has as victims all the "dy" young
men about town ION his list" He
also has their money, or goodly sums
of it, and their distinguished consid-
eration," upon the great national
game. He is skillful player and an
expert manipulator. Honesty is at a
discount with him, and his conscience,
if ne has any, is constructed upon the
Goodyear plan.
Crawford obeyed the summons with
alaority. He was introduced as "Mr.
Jackson" and given q hand. The
other players dropped out, and Jack
son. Crawford soon lost his cash, some
thing like $4,000. Then checks were
put up, Crawford first giving one for
$4,000. Condor, not being acqualnt.
ed with Jackson" demanded an in
dorser. He (Crawfortl) referred to
his friend, George l.. Carroll, of the
firm of Carroll, Abrams & Carroll,
who was present, and who promptly
Endorsed the check. He did a like
service for Jackson a second time
and again did the Idaho miner SCOOP
in the stakes.
Carroll had thus made himself re.
sponsible for $4,000. In the mean.
time some one present in a forgetfu
mood addressed jackson" as "Mr
Crawford" The lapse did not escape
the quick wit,ed Idahoan. While he
did not know crawford personally, hi
did know him by reputation. He wa.
now more than ever on his guard
and very clever game ensued.
Five thousand dollars were in the
pot, including Crswford's check fol-
$4,000, again Endorsed By Carroll
Some crooked work had been done b,
Crawford in the previous deal--a fac
that did not escape Condon.s He re
marked that men who played dishon
estly deserved no mercy. "Dishon
esty," he said, "forfeits the pot" Th,
San Francisco players agreed with tb,